old man, old age, grow old
老 centers on the state of being old: an elderly person, old age itself, or the process of growing old.
老 is a pictograph of an old person with long hair leaning on a cane. The modern form 耂 over 匕 still suggests the bent figure and supporting stick.
The top 耂 looks like an old person's bent back and long hair, and the bottom 匕 resembles a cane. Together they show an old man leaning on a stick.
For ロウ, imagine an old man sitting in a row of rocking chairs on a porch: row -> ロウ, and the old man rocks slowly.
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
prawn; shrimp; lobster
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
old age; ageing; aging
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
old age
elder; senior
respect for the aged
old woman
men and women of all ages
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age
old age; advanced age
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
old age
elderly woman
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
Laozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse
to age; to grow old
young and old; all ages
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home